- •Краснощекова г.А., Нечаева т.А.,
- •It’s useful to learn different forms of words. Give the missing forms for the words from the texts which are in the table below.
- •Reading a
- •Grades in American Universities and Colleges
- •Passion for education
- •One test to rule them all
- •Ростовские отличники поймали «Синюю птицу»
- •Unit 2. Ecology
- •Environmental protection
- •Environmental problems in 2014 - What will have to change?
- •Мировые проблемы экологии
- •Culture
- •Globalization: history and problems
- •Глобализация
- •Corporations
- •The role of science
- •How scientists work
- •Научно-технические достижения хх в.
- •It’s useful to learn different forms of words. Give the missing forms for the words from the texts which are in the table below.
- •Virtual relationships
- •Where have all the children gone? (price of progress)
- •«Компьютерный синдром»
- •Как влияет интернет на нашу жизнь
- •Proactive job hunting
- •My short-term goal is to bluff my way through this job interview. My long-term goal is to invent a time machine so I can come back and change everything I've said so far.
- •If you are looking for a new position
- •Look through the following text and fill in the gaps with the words given below: Leadership is a position of style
- •Unit 1. Education Studying in America: Pros and Cons
- •Unit 2. Ecology The Vanishing Ozone Layer
- •Unit 3. Globalization Trends associated with globalization
- •What Is Globalization?
- •Fun about globalization
- •Unit 4. Science The branches of science
- •Unit 5. Price of Progress Weird Wired World
- •Unit 6. Looking for a job What Skills Do You Need to Get a Good Job?
- •Best Jobs in America. Top 10 Best Jobs.
- •Word list Unit 1. Education
- •Unit 2. Ecology
- •Unit 3. Globalization
- •Unit 4. Science
- •Unit 5. The Price of Progress
- •Unit 6. Looking for a job
- •Appendix
- •Introducing yourself and your talk
- •Different types of charts, graphs and diagrams
- •Expressing the Movement of a Line
- •Describing the Speed of a Change
- •Presenting a graph
- •The four basic trends (ten dances) are :
- •Indicating upward movement :
- •Indicating downward movement :
- •Indicating no movement :
- •Indicating a change of direction : or ...
- •Indicating the degree or the speed of change
- •Mathematical and scientific symbols
- •Master your skills in discussio учебно-методическое пособие для аспирантов по совершенствованию коммуникативной компетенции
Describing the Speed of a Change
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Adjectives |
Adverbs |
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rapid |
rapidly |
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quick |
quickly |
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swift |
swiftly |
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sudden |
suddenly |
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steady |
steadily |
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gradual |
gradually |
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slow |
slowly |
Presenting a graph
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Introduction |
Topic |
Circumstances |
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This graph shows ... |
the results of our products ... |
over 10 years. |
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The diagram outlines ... |
rates of economic growth ... |
between 1990 and 1996. |
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This table lists ... |
the top ten agencies ... |
in the industrial world. |
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This pie chart represents |
the company's turnover ... |
for this year in our sector. |
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This line chart depicts ... |
the changes in sales ... |
over the past year. |
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This chart breaks down (ventile) ... |
the sales of each salesman ... |
during the past ten weeks. |
The four basic trends (ten dances) are :
upward movement :
downward movement :
no movement :
change in direction : or
Indicating upward movement :
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Verbs |
Nouns | |
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Transitive |
Intransitive |
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(to) increase |
(to) increase |
(an) increase |
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(to) raise |
(to) rise (rose, risen) |
(a) raise (US), a rise (UK) |
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(to) push/put/step up |
(to) go/be up |
(an) upswing |
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(to) grow |
(a) growth |
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(to) extend, (to) expand |
(to) extend, (to) expand |
(an) extension, expansion |
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(to) progress |
(a) progression |
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(to) boom/soar/climb |
(a) boom |
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(to) jump, (to) skyrocket |
(a) jump |
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(to) reach a peak, (to) peak |
(a) peak |
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(to) reach an all-time high |
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Indicating downward movement :
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Verbs |
Nouns | ||
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Transitive |
Intransitive |
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(to) decrease |
(to) decrease |
(a) decrease | |
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(to) cut, (to) reduce |
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(a) cut, (a) reduction | |
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(to) fall (off) (fall, fell, fallen) |
(a) fall | |
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(to) plunge, to plummet |
(a) plunge | |
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(to) drop (off) |
(a) drop | |
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(to) go down |
(a) downswing | |
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(to) decline |
(a) decline | |
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(to) collapse |
(a) collapse (dramatic fall) | |
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(to) slump, (to) go bust |
(a) slump | |
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(to) bottom out |
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Indicating no movement :
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Verbs |
Nouns | ||
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Transitive |
Intransitive |
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(to) keep ... stable |
(to) remain stable |
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(to) hold ... constant |
(to) stay constant |
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(to) stabilize |
(to) stabilize |
stability | |
Indicating a change of direction : or ...
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Verbs |
Nouns | ||
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Transitive |
Intransitive |
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(to) level off |
(to) level off/out, to flatten out |
(a) levelling-off | |
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(to) stop falling/rising |
(a) change | |
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(to) stand at |
(to) remain steady |
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(to) stop falling and start rising |
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(to) stop rising and start falling |
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